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[Hypersmurf]

Well, yeah - garlic and onion aren't exactly strangers to the world of spaghetti.

I read "I put garlic and onion in my spaghetti", and my first thought was "Well, there's no need to be sarcastic..."

I was kinda startled reading further down to realise he wasn't...

-Hyp.

 

[Olaf the Stout]

I read "I put garlic and onion in my spaghetti", and my first thought was "Well, there's no need to be sarcastic..."

I was kinda startled reading further down to realise he wasn't...

-Hyp.

Same here. Then I started wondering what exactly American do put in spaghetti sauce if garlic and onion was considered strange. Glad to see I wasn't alone.

Olaf the Stout

 

[Thotas]

Garlic in spaghetti sauce ...? This is foreign to someone? When I make a bolognaise, I get up and add more every time I have nothing better to do while it's cooking. My mom looked at one batch and told me she would've been afraid to put even close to that much in. Yes, that's right, I put in enough that you can see it at a glance. And it is sooooo good!

 

[OakwoodDM]

So the question is, to those of you for whom garlic and onion in spaghetti sauce is quirky and weird, what do you put in your sauce?

 

[Heckler]

Mmmmmmmmmmmm...Skyline...

I've got one a block away and it's open late.

Too bad I'm on a low fat/low salt diet.

 

[dragonhead]

I put Jalapenos in my spagetti sause.

 

[Scotley]

Do a Google search for "Cincinatti Chili".

It's fairly chili cooked without beans, but with a big spoonful of cinnamon and/or a big spoonful of cocoa powder mixed in. You serve it over spaghetti noodles, with chopped raw onions, kidney beans, shredded cheddar cheese, oyster crackers and hot pepper sauce (Tabasco or the like) on the side as "condiments" that you can layer on top, if you wish.

It's very tastey.

My wife loves this stuff. I made her a pot of it over the weekend. It has tomato sauce, ground round, chicken broth, chili powder, allspice, cider vinegar, cayanne, oregeno, garlic and onion as well. At least the version we do has all that. I plan to have leftovers for lunch. It is really better after a day or two in the fridge.

I like a little more traditional chili with fresh peppers, onion, cumin, chili powder, tomato, beer, beef and chirizo sausage. And beans, gotta have beans.

 

[Scotley]

So the question is, to those of you for whom garlic and onion in spaghetti sauce is quirky and weird, what do you put in your sauce?

Garlic and onion oh yes, along with an italian seasoning blend, canned italian seasoned tomatoes and tomato sauce, italian sausage, ground beef, grated parm. cheese, seasoned bread crumbs, and red wine. For my tastes bell peppers just don't go in, but many people seem to like that. Never tried jalopenos in it, but I think I might prefer that to bell peppers.

 

[Pielorinho]

Same here. Then I started wondering what exactly American do put in spaghetti sauce if garlic and onion was considered strange. Glad to see I wasn't alone.

As an American here, I can say that I definitely put garlic in the spaghetti sauce. No question about it.

And yeah, cinnamon used to be eaten primarily as a savory sauce. As I understand it, though, the stories about spices being used to cover up the flavors of spoiled meat are way overrated. Here's a great article on the subject.

My weird tastes? Lemme think. I love hot pepper vinegar on hash browns (as I just discovered this past weekend). Oh, and I always put tabasco sauce in my ketchup when eating fries at a sit-down restaurant.

Daniel

 

[werk]

Well, it was the first time I tried spicing up spaghetti with these ingredients.

Or-E-Gone-O...sounds exotic...

In India, I had a great barbeque-type sauce with roast meat in it (probably goat or lamb, but would work with any red meat) that was cinnamon based. It was one of my favorite dishes. Anybody know what that's called?